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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
The millionaire Humanitarian.

Another notable who is apt to be met on
Broadway, even in this torrid season, is Henry
Bergh, the millionaire humanitarian, who
may be caught on flying trip down from
Saratoga He has worked hard for the brute
creation and years are piling high on his
shoulders, SO that it is no wonder II, as people
say, he is less vigorous than he used TO be.
OF late there has been marked decrease in
his letters to the editors of the city papers,
and the police Justices who never succeeded in
imposing sentences heavy enough to please
him in cases Of cruelty TO animals are begin
ming to breathe little easier.
But If Mr.. Bergh is resting no one can say
that it is because he is content The sad and
wearied expression of his impressive counte-
mace truly reflects the sorrow he feels over
the perversity of the worst Of the brute Gre
alton, mankind. He feels so deeply that he
actually seems to mourn for the republic,
and not long ago he pointed out place on
Staten Island that he said fought to be set
apart for the American king" He explained
that the king may not arrive In twenty or
even fifty years, but come he will some day,
"for this country has got to have a head
sooner or later" Mr.. Bergh Is not what is
called a popular man-men with one idea
seldom are-but he is 80 much respected that
he is spoken Of as the one citizen now alive
who Is certain to get a monument when he
dies.-Julian Ralph's Letter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

AS we sat around the glowing coal fire
in the office of the Summit house the
principal topic of the evening was getting
up TO see the sun rise. Some intended to
stay awake all night to make sure of it;
hers would doze in a chair; still others
would depend on their friends to arouse
them. But the proprietor lifted load
from all hearts by saying that at $50 a
bell would be rung. did he say 330?"
asked an incredulous lady, Why, the
sun doesn't rise until 445.''' But we're
living on higher plane now said an
other, land there is more sunshine.
The bellringer kept his word, and at
the appointed time there was much
scrambling and hasty preparation, and
soon quite respectable company, wrapped
in shawls and overcoats, were pacing the
| platform as on a winter morning. A faint
red on the horizon told us where to direct
our gaze. Bars Of thin clouds began to
take on more pronounced colors; heralds
of the coming light streamed toward the
zenith; a thin, low mist, which had
shaped its way through the winding val
ley, became golden. We all stood silent
in the excitement of expectation.
Just at 4:10 the spell was broken.
Here it comes" some one shouted, as a
rim of gold came over the horizon edge,
and presently the massive oblong hung
suspended before our eyes. But the
grandcst scenic effects were now behind
us. 1t was q sight beautiful beyond de-
scription, as peak after peak caught the
light and pc ssed 1t on. All colors were
playing on these hills, from the negative
shadow to the richest tints of purple and
opaline. Every lake became surface of
silver; the roofs end spires of the sur
rounding villages glistened. So clear and
brilliant a sunrise, we were told. had not
been seen this summer. The Congrega-
tionalist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
The Emperor Napoleon on Acting.

Talma used to go out of his way to get
into passion when people talked 10 him
or the art of defamation, and he claimed,
quite rightly, that he acted and did not
declaim. Why should one not act CHINA,
Britannicus, Mithrilate, leaving them the
human and simple characteri Why
should not one pour ones blood, ones
own blood, into these statue like figures?
Il like YOU" said Napoleon to Talma.
"because you are always the persorage
you represent. Pompey, Caesar, Angus
tus, that sly politician. can never have
resemhled actors who are always on the
stage, and absorbed in getting themselves
applauded. They used to speak, and not
to declaim: and even at the tribune OF at
the head of armies they We're orators,
and not actors. Look you, Talma,
added the emperor; you often come to
see me in the morning. You meet a
number Of people. There are princesses
who have been robbed of their lovers,
princes who have lost their dominions,
kings of yesterday whom war has brought
to the top, victorious generals who are
hoping for or asking for crowns. There
are round me deluded ambitions, ardent
rivalries, catastrophes, sorrows concealed
at the bottom of the heart, Affections
which force their way into notice. Ger
tainly there is plenty of tragedy; my pal
ace is full of it, and l myself am assu-
redly the most tragic of the figures of the
time. Well, do you see us raise our arms
in the air, study our gestures, assume at
titudes, affect airs of greatnessf Do you
hear us utter cries? Doubtless no. We
speak naturally, as each one speaks when
he is inspired by an interest or passion.
So did the people who, before us, occu'
pied the worlds stage and also played
tragedy on the stage. These are the ex'
amples to follow. London Atheneum
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never such manner. The controlling element
was authority. He did not reflect the opin-
ions of others; he did not quote from other
learned rabbins. As ON author, he was the
best expourder of the law. The law giver was
the true interpreter. He spoke as Il judge on
his seat, as king on his throne His II say
unto you" was as the voice Of the eternal
Even the prophets usually said, "Thus saith
the Lord" 1t went into the deepest senses of
his auditors. The contrast with the scribes
was most marked. He went into the pro-
foundest depths of the spiritual requirements
of the law; the scribes dealt In trifing ira
ditiops.
POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED
l. We must strive to enter the strait
gate, Leave off all sin; men are in the
broad road Of sin without making any effort
g. After we have entered our lives must
bear the same testimony as our lips. Our
practice must agree with our profession. This
is an unanswerable argument.
g. Obedience is the true test of disciple
ship. To prove this is one aim Of this dis
course.
4. We are all building soul houses for
eternity.
5. The storms of life are sure to come.
g. Only those who build on Christ can
stand. Sunday School World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
An Anecdote of Herr Krupp.

The German papers continue to pub
fish numerous anecdotes of the late Herr
Krupp. The Vienna Extrablatt gives the
following interesting incident which
marked the visit of the Emperor William
to the Essen works: The emperor dis
played great interest in the working of
the steam hammer, and Herr Krupp took
the opportunity of speaking in high praise
of the workman who had special charge
of it. "Ackerman has sure eye" he
said, land can stop the falling hammer
at any moment. A hand might be placed
on the anvil without fear, and he would
stop the hammer within a hairs breadth
of it," Let us try it, said the empe-
ror, ''but not with a human hand-try
my watch and he laid it, a splendid
specimen of work richly set with brill
iants, on the anvil. Down came the inn
mense mass of steel, and Alderman, with
his hand on the lever, stopped it just the
sixth of an inch from the watch When
he went to hand it back, the emperor re-
piled kindly: mo, Ackerman; keep the
watch in memory of an interesting mo-
ment." The workman. embarrassed,
stood with outstretched hand, not know
ing what to do. Krupp came forward
and took the watch, saying: III keep it
for you if you are afraid to take it from
again passed the spot, and Krupp said:
''Now you can take the emperor present
from my hand" and handed Alderman
the watch wrapped up in thousand
mark note.-Boston Transcript.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
Ingenious Plot Against Boys.

In a carpenter shop in West Fiftieth street
the other day the boss was slowing a lot Of
little mahogany knobs in a basket, along with
brace and three-quarter inch bit The
knobs were about the size of q walnut, and
each had stem two inches long and three
quarters of an inch thick.
"You could never guess what I'm going to
do with these knobs, he said to friend,
"and so I'll tell you I'm going over 80 one Of
the SWEETEST houses in Fifth avenue, and after
boring holes in the stair banpisters I'm going
to stick these knobs into the holes and glue
them fast. The owner has got three boys,
and the oldest one has just learned how to
ride down IA stair rail The house Is four
stories high above the basement, and the
owner is afraid one of his kids will take a
tumble instead of a slide, and SO he's going to
ruin that railsand the sliding at the same
time. New York Sun
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
Graves OF Three Great Men.

The pink white rock is the only memo
rial that marks the grave of Emerson-a
sufficient one for this generation at least,
which needs no carved record to mark
the burial place of its greatest native
spiritual guide. The little slab at the
head of the long grave in the inclosure
of arbor VITAE bears upon it the word
Hawthorne that is all. The low head
and foot stones have already grown
messy and ancient in the shade on the
hill top. And the third gravestone
bears upon il the name of Henry d.
Thoreau, and the brief record of the birth
and death of the man whose wood notes
still so widely echo. Where else in all
the world can be found the clustering
graves of three great men that are so
simply marked as these2 Boston Tran
script
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

EVAN p. HOWELL. re ueral. L
harder he struggled to free himself the
stronger the log held on to him. Finally he
became exhausted, said his prayers prepare
tory to death, and gave himself up to this
unknown and relentless foe. Then he lost
consciousness. When he recovered himself
he was lying on the river bank, where
he had drifted, with the log alongside
of him. At the close Of the war
Capt Howell, who was then rs years
Of age, began to study law. He conn
bined politics with his profession, and held
the office of alderman in Atlanta. Then he
became city editor of The Atlanta Intelli-
gencer, but finally went back to law, and be-
came solicitor general Of his circuit. He was
also elected to the state senate. In 1870 he
was delegate to the st. Louis Democratic
convention, and when he returned home he
once more gave up tho law and bought an in
terest in The Atlanta Constitution, which was
then eight years old. 1t had been founded in
1868 by Carey W. Styles, who is known in
Georgia as the man who has started more
papers and made less money out of them than
any other man in the state. The Con-
stitution was then owned by f. " Clarke
and N. p T. Finch, its editors, and w. A
Hemphill, its business manager. Capt. How
ell bought out Clarke and started upon The
difficult task of making a successful daily
paper. He was aided by Hemphill and
Finch.
The pressing debts Of the paper were paid,
but for some time money around The Consti-
tuition Office was very scarce article. Capt.
Howells father, who was a leading jurfst OF
Georgia, had little faith in Atlanta news
papers, but the captain determined to apply
to him for assistance. 1t was refused, and
Capt Howell then said that be proposed to
mortgage his wife's house, which was pres
ent from her father-in-law.
"Do So" was the reply; shut don't come tt
me for another
The house was duly mortgaged and the
debts paid. Capt. Howell and Mr.. Henphil
now own over half Of the paper. The rest OF
the stock is divided between Mr.. Grady and
John H. Inman, Of New York
Mr. Grady associated himself with thu
paper in 1915.
Capt Howell was elected state senator fol
q second time some time after The Constitu
| tion's embaIrassments were overcome, anc
was delegate at large to the Democratic
conventions Of 1880 and 1854 Still later
President Cleveland rendered Capt. Howell
the appointment as consul to Manchester
England, but the office was declined.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

fore, its best interpreter. This is true still;
even to this hour he Is the worlds greatest
teacher.
o. Aug. 9s. Piety without Display. Matt
vi, Ills. There were many errors which
Christ was obliged to rebuke. One Of
them was q tendency to make display Of
piety. This was characteristic of the scribes
and Pharisees. Christ shows that our good
deeds are to be done with a regard for Gods
approval rather than mans; as In our pray
ers, so in our slmsgiving The man who
prays to be seen Of men will not be heard Of
God. Christ does not here prohibit family or
public prayer, but he gives direction regard
ing our private prayers. "The Model Prayer"
which he here gives, we ought all to know
thoroughly and repeat often. Our whole
lives ought to prove that we are striving to
hallow Gods great name
10. Sept. A. Trust in our Heavenly Father.
Matt. vi, 24-34. Our Lord continues to re-
Duke lack of rust, as well as hypocritical
display. God cares for the fowls OF the air,
and for the flowers of the field; it is certain
then that he will not be Indifferent to his
children. Distrust Of God Is unbecoming on
the part of his children. Undue anxiety up-
fits for the duties Of today, and borrows also
the burdens of tomorrow. We must seek
first the kingdom of God. The man who
seeks this kingdom shall have all earthly
things which God sees best for hin to possess.
IL. Sept. IL. Golden Precepts Matt vii,
LIVE now move forward to the more
particular instruction given In this lesson.
Christ here rebukes the tendency to Judge
others harshly and ourselves partially. This
tendency is as unmanly as IL is unchristian.
1t is as truly a form Of hypocrisy as our
giving of aims to be seen Of men. We arc
encouraged in this lesson to pray for the good
things which we need. These God is moro
willing to give than our earthly parents arc
to give good things to their children.
IL. Sept. IS. Solemn Warnings. Matt. 7,
13-29-We are at the opening Of the lesson
exhorted to enter in at the strait gate Not
all men may walk through this gate and into
the narrow way. Much must be left behind
before we pass through the gate. This les
son, indeed, abounds In solemn warnings
Men must be judged by their fruits This is
practical and universal test. A day of trial
is coming; the storms of fierce temptation
shall beat upon us; only those who have built
their character upon the everlasting rock will
be able to stand; that rock in its deepest
meaning is Christ.
| The lessons for the quarter began with
Christ, they end with Christ; his name is the
believers joy in life, and will be his hope in
death and his song in eternity. -Sunday
School World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
Intelligence of a Dog.

None of my friends ever thought much
of me as dog trainer, but l have given
an illustration of the great intelligence of
inferior animals that will present the
great public one of these days with a new
breed of CANNES, Ihave trained a chicken
terrier which in few years should be in
active demand by all persons residing in
the suburbs or country. There is a dog
that will take instructions with all the
the gravity of an owl and carry them out
to the very letter. When l tell that dog
to go into the backyard and drive out
the strange chickens he will gambol of
and lead one brood to the west fence,
like mother bringing home her chill.
dren, and having dispatched them to
their own barn, he will return and size
up the crowd, If there are any visitors
remaining, he will "cut them out" to
use cowboy phrase, and with unerring
sagacity send them to their respective
homes, admonishing them with a fero-
cious bark that he will chew them if he
catches them trespassng among the
flower beds. think tlis is valuable
instinct to develop.-Cor. Globe-Demo-
Graf.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
The "Parsee CHAIR

The "PaIsee chair" is announced az the sue
cessor of the hammock. A seashore cores
pondent who has seen one describes 1t US
sort of box or cradle Of mahogany. with a
high back and low sides 1t Is covered with
Hindu rugs and has two large, soft pillows
worked in Turkish embroidery. At each
corner the chair is supported by ropes which
depend from the roof and which run through
hollow pieces of mahogany, making the sup
ports seem like slender and flexible wooden
columns "In the Parse chair" II seems. "a
lady may lounge and swing In the most pic
turesque of attitudes, without suffering that
curvature of the spine which the hammock
entails n-Exchange
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16


1T doesn't matter how poor trade may
be" remarked a Bowery sign painter, ~
can always find plenty TO keep me en-
ployed. There is a STEADY demand for
what we call chestnut signs, such as
Selling Out Bargains, ETC., so during
the dull season 1 fill in my time on them.
Every sign painter who does anything Of
a business keeps an assortment Of these
signs in stock. They are very convenient
to q man who Is in hurry, and often
save the painter the annoyance of break
ing off in the middle of a job to letter q
small sign. We can afford to sell these
stock signs at less than the regular price,
and that often determines man to take
one, even though 1t is a little different
from what he wants. Once in a while
we run across a fastidious customer or
crank, but the majority of people are
easy to please, and after giving us an
idea of what they want they leave the rest
to u.
1.-THE most difficult crank to deal with
is the one who selects his own style of
lettering. lie has generally such an
abominable taste that the letters he se-
lects can never be made to harmonic,
but to tell him so is to lose his custom.
This is why you see SO many badly let
tered signs.
Here's one of the most peculiar
things about stock signs continued the
painter, producing package of builders
signs. "You will notice that they are
packed five together, three For Sale and
two Sold. They are used for what is
called sailing row, end are put up be-
fore the houses are finished. The builder
who originated the idea was q good
judge of human nature, and knew
that a nest egg would take in the
public as well as a stupid old hen.
This is the way people argue; Why,
two of those houses are sold already.
| They must be an excellent investment.
guess I'll buy one before they are all
gone. The agent often makes a good
thing out of the deception. Some people
have such contrary dispositions that the
only house in the row that will suit them
is the one marked sold The agent
pretends he may be able to induce the
fictitious purchaser to take one of the
other houses for a consideration. After
much apparent trouble negotiations are
effected, and the willy agent chuckles
over the foihle Of human nature that puts
few hundred dollars IN his pocket. -
New York Evening Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
A ToaGying Tailor.

The English tradesman Is a toady had
some clothes being built at a tailor's, patron
lied principally by army officers. Being only
an American civilian, he did not treat ME
with any extraordinary politeness. Indeed,
he was very uncivil. When the major general
called for me that day at the hotel. l told him
had to go to the tailors to try on those
clothes "All right, I'll drive there and walt
for YOU" and away we went. an just go
In" he said, when we got there, land see what
your taste is In coats" The tailor simply
fell down when he saw me walk In with the
major general. lie groveled, he cringed-so
much SO that laughed at him, and when he
got out told the major general.
EYES," be said, "it is rather contemplate
for n man to get down and cringe, but sup
pose it helps their business"
And when I went back alone the tailor
couldn't get low enough to do me honor
San Francisco Chronicle "Undertones
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
LIQUID FUEL FOR IRoNcLADs.
An Experiment Ordered by the Russian
hinister OF Marine--in Advantage.

An Experiment Ordered by the Russian
Minister OF Marine--in Advantage.
TIE lsussian minister rf mari has
ordered liquid fuel furnaces to be fitted
to the ironclad Tchesme, now under
course of completion at Sebastopol. The
decision is one of very important char
acter, since, although liquid fuel has been
applied to vessels Of fairly large dimen-
sions, this is the first tine the use OF it
has been attempted on ironclads. J
On the Caspian sea the Russian admir-
atty has used nothing but liquid fuel for
its fleet there for the last fifteen years.
That fleet, however, consists only of gum
boats and small transports. In the Black
sea it has applied liquid fuel to two or
three torpedo boats, and latterly some
steamers, built at St. Petersburg for the
Oxus, have been fitted with petroleum
furnaces. The government now seems
to consider the time ripe for further de-
velopments. The best types of furnaces
in use in the Caspian have been called
upon to yield collectively the best designs
for the Tchesme, and in due course the
Russian government will solve one way
or the other the debated question whether
liquid fuel is superior to coal on board
men-of-War. The advantages claimed by
Russian practice are defined by Mr.. Mar
vim as follows:
Liquid fuel can be turned OH or OF
like gas, thus dispensing with stocking or
banked fires; it is clean and emits no
smoke. A ton of liquid fuel can do the
work of two or three tons of coal, occupy
ing at the same time, bulk for bulk, about
half the space; and this means that either
the vessel can go two or three times as
far without stopping to coal, or utilize
the bunker space for cargo purposes. In
this manner 1000 tons of oil not only
goes as far as $500 tons of coal accord
ing to the type of furnace used, but
takes up only the bunker space of 500 or
600 tons, and allows the balance of 1000
tons to be applied to passenger or cargo
purposes.
In the case of Russia there is one more
advantage which has probably influenced
the minister of marine more than any Of
the foregoing-the fact that by using
liquid fuel in the Black sea Russia will
render herself independent of English
COAL Broad Arrow.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

The tide In the ST. Johns river at
Palatka flows up the bottom of the river
that is, the water at the bottom Of the
stream is the saltiest Of sea water, while
at the surface the water Is fresh and
sweet. 1t is curious thing TO see the
fishermen hauling fresh water bass out
of the stream at one depth, while salt sea
crabs arr brought up from the bottom In
the shad nets. Palatka is eighty miles
above Jacksonville at that. Chicago
News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
Fifteen American Inysntions.

The fifteen great American inventions Of
world wide adoption are; /, the cotton gin;
9. the planning machine; 8, the grass mower
and reaper; a. the rotary printing press; 8,
navigation by steam; @, the hot air engine;
z, the sewing machine; 8, the India rubber
industry; o, the machine manufacture Of
korseshoes; 10. the sand blast for carving; IL.
the gauge lathe; IL, the grain elevator; Is,
artificial ice making on large scale; IA, the
electric magnet and its practical application;
and Is, the telephone. Frank Leslie'a
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

Arrival on The gold "UNEhNUH DANli-Hf''
en- coast he abandoned journalism for
politics and was that same year
elected county clerk. He has ever since
been in public life having held Office con-
tinuously. In 1889 he was chosen mayor Of
San Francisco, and, as In Clevelands case,
the mayoralty proved stepping stone to the
office of chief magistrate Of his state Gov
ernor Bartlett was elected on the Democratic
ticket, but bis successor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Waterman, was chosen on the Repub-
lican ticket, and was the only one OF that
party who was successful at the polls Gov
ernor Bartlett's disorder is Bright's disease,
aggravated by paralysis. and its disastrous
turn was due to overwork during the recent
session Of the legislature